Daily Republican., 1887-08-31
THE UTE INDIAN rRoUBL rs.
EightinE Believed TO Rave Bosn Re
uswed--Confiios OF Arthoriry.

oswed-Conhiot Of Authority.
WAsHnaiToS, August 30. The fol-
loving telegram from General Terry,
dated Chicago 20. was received 1t the
War Department TO day:
Referring to Major Rand !ett's dis.
patch OF the 27th forwarded by me thle
morning, ] suggest that under sections
2.l47, 2, ,i49 and 2, l50, revised statutes,
Indian Agent Byrues should be In.
struoted to remove from his reser vation
al persons who may insrude upon It,
ano that the military commander III
Fort Ouchesne be instructed to atvs
him Oil the aesistanoe that he may "a
quire. IL IL hardly 70 be supposed that
tue civil and military ohlcers Of Cello
rado will forget that the State writs do
not run beyond the boundaries of the
6tato. But in the excitement of the
eituatton this may be overlooked, and
Major RaDdiett does not seem to feel ct
oil sure that the pursuit Of the Iudian
will not continue. L think as 3 pre-.
caution tho orders which / suggest
should bs given.'
General macEeely, Acting Becretary
OF War, submitted this teleRrsm 10 the
President ut Cabinet meeting to day,
and the sttuation was carefully consid
cred, resulting In toleg grsPh tostruct lion q
befug sent this afteI neon By the Presi.
dent through the Intsxtor Department
TO Governor Adams, Of Colorado, to con-
fine the action of the OWL authorities
strictlyiwithin the limits OF the statutes,
go as TO prevent tho sherin's posse or
the militia from crossing the reserva-
tion border. Should suoh prtcipi;a,e
action be taken 1t 10 feared that disss.
trous outbreak OF the reservation In.
dians would follow, and everything
| possible will be done to avoid such q
result
A later dispatch received from G On.
eral Terry Gays:
"Colorow and all his following are
now at Ouray Agency, atty miles from
Colorado, and manifest q disposition 70
remain on their reservation, No more
excitement among the Indiaas. Militia
and COW boes hold hundreds OF horses
and thousands of sheep and goats be-
longing to Colorow and Chipsta, ,Oursy's
widow. This stock was grazing on the
land claimed by Ind ians as belou gina
to their reservation and whore they
have been permitted BY their agent ia
live for years. Colorado settlers have
claimed locations there and have ct les,
succeeded In driving indiana 10. Colo
row has not In this trouble been on war.
path and hos nede his way TO reserva.
tion. avoiding hostili,iss as far as posi-.
be-"
DENVER, August 3o.-The following
Was received to day:
"GLENwoOD SPRINGS, Col, Angus,
% To COLONEL CHAPMAN, A. A, O.,
Denver:-Phil Foote has just come In
He left Meeker at 2 80 this morning
and brings no dispatches, Is o courier
left half an hour ahead Of him. A
messen ger from Bangely reached Meeke,
Just bsfore Foote left, who reports tn.
Indians moving east towards Ban gely
where troops are intrenched. He think,
hghttpg has been rensued. Msjol
Leslie had parley yesterday. The In
dians had fifteen killed and sixteer
will die In O little while They said
Damn cowboys; fool Utes; put OF
soldiers Clothes They demanded the
return OF their horses. Msjor Leslie
stated tba: the borses would be River
up II Colorow and the two indicted In
dians were surrent cred This they
positively rejected and tho pow.wov
broke up. She courier with the dis
patches came on the road with chang,
horses. Fo to came through on o trail
,, The courier ough. to be In shortly
Foote says there were about 100 Ind Ian,
In the fight, but duting the night anG
the following morhins they received re
in eorcenents and the country WAS aliv,
with them. BROOKS,
Major Commaudfpn